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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Great Com ,erciaI Eeaters

Yesterdays Quotations ON Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK. Dec 2.-Flour-Recepts, sc,
l27 packages; exports, 5.69S brls, 4S, 427 sacks
Firm; sales, $1,000 brls; common to good extra
Western and State. So 2003 go: good to choice
10, 49, 15.15; common to choice white wheat
Western extra, 81 Is "A 90; fancy do, S. as. Is;
common to good extra, SO. 05.15; common to
choice extra St Louis. g. 20 5.15; patent Min
nesota. extra good to prime, $48005.
Wheat-Receipts. 75,400 bu: exports, 49, 294
bu; sales. Is. 104. 900 on futures and 10000 bu
spot. Options opened a shade lower. afterwards
Sdvanced II a lie. closing weaker with reac-
tionf OF 501c. Speculation fairly active. Spot
lots 10 better. but trading quiet No. spring.
nominal. sole; ungraded spring, 90l 09lc; IN
graded red. ST. O 954c; No. red. 9Gg q 904c els-
satnr, 9l4 29sc delivered; No. l red, nominal at
et3e9 No. white. nominal at 92c; uugraded
closing at se!e; January. 80 3-l609isc, closing
at 90sc; February. Ola a 93c, closing at 925c;
March, 81 9-l60 94sc, closing at 93ie. April, 93s
95sc closing at 944c MAY. ga 9-16 a 96sc closing
at 95se; June. 81 0964c. closing at 95sc; Decem-
Der t16e31, 9Ss 99sc. closing at 9Sse.
Corn-R-ceipts, 300 bu; exports. 80. 497 bu;
sales 8. 4l6 600 bu futures and IL, 900 ou spot,
II 028c higher and active for speculation;
spot trading light; ungraded. 60 63lc delivered;
No. ?. December, 81 a. 23c. closing at 62!c; jan
uary, Gle 063, closing at 62sc; February, 624 q
63sc. closing at 62sc; May, 63s 64lc, closing az
63sc
Oats-Receipts. So, 0e0 bu; exports. LAG BIZ;
gales. 10000 bu futures and 1000 bu spot
q lie higher and active; mixed Western, 81 039c;
Ebite do, 39042e.
Hay quiet and unchanged.
Hops steady and quiet.
CoHee-Spot fair Rio firm at 174c options 20 a
40 points higher and fairly active; sales, 125 500
bags Decsmher, Is 05 q 10. 35c; January. IA 900
10 l5c: February, IA 80 a Is. Zoe; March, ID 80 a
10 l0e April, Il 50 ID Zoe: May, IA so a 10 05c;
June, ID so u l5 Doc; july IL n 10 ID Or. Aupusr
II IS a IA 75c; September. IL % a IL soc; Octo-
Der. Il l5c; lls58l November, IA 90 a Ii 2Oc De-
cember, IL 90 a IA Zoe Sugar steady and quiet;
refined firm: extra e. 81 057c; white extra C,
81 noe; mold A. 707ic; standard A, &c; con-
PETITIONERS A, Gle; cnt-losf aud crushed. 7sc.
~swdered, 61D72c; graduated, 6.sI06. SIC;
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Oil.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2-Petroeurn opened strong at
rs lac, but gave under heavy selling and declined
to 75sc Supporting orders at ths figure caused the
the market to turn and although heavy selling
tinued the price advanced to 7612c There was a
slight the last hour and the market closed
firm at 76lec; sales, 4,019, 600 brls. Turpentine
steady at 37l4c.
tifcakes opened at 1880: highest. 761ac; lowest,
75lsc closed 76c; sales, pa 600 brls; clearan-
ces 672 600 brls charters 100, go brls shipments
81. 25S brls; runs, SO, $50 brls
PITTSBURG, Pa. Dec. petroleum active and
strong National Transit certificates opened 751ac;
closed at 76c; highest. 76lac; lowest. 751sc.
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 2.-TurpeItine firm
at 33 lac.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 2.-Turpentine firm at
34c.
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Cotton,

NEW YORK, Dec. &c. L. Green & Go. say:
Cotton certificates had very irregular market with
it proved sort of hquidatng market among those
VINO think all probable influences have been ex-
haustsd, with fresh developments of an outside
character. except that wall street" unoaded pretty
freely time during the day After gaining
covered soc points again closing steady.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2.-Cotton quiet and firm:
aIse net 9G io @ sboa ordinary
to Great Britain Ago bales; to France a. O57 bales
coastwise 951 bales; sales. $500 bales; stock 49,
43S bales
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.-Cotton steady with . fair
demand; sales, 10000 bales, including 1000
bales for speculation and export, and g. 200 bales
American
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BOSTON, Dec. 2.-Conper has been very active
here to-day, and prices advanced to 15c for lake
ingot which sells at Is 35c for December delivery.
The copper stocks have all been stless several that
have been dealt in for months came in for share
of the business, and in every instance considerable
advance was recorded. News from Calumet and
Heca is still unfavora ole, and to the effect that three
shafts are closed, and French syndicate has
threatened suit for failure to deliver contract.
The Calumet and Hecla people claim they ex-
vanced three points today announcement that
the fifth shaft deepened AND that their Calumet
vein had widened from i've to eight feet ard is ow
in rich copper ore.
NEW YORK. Dec. "copper" irm;ilake. 1870
Lead firm; domestic, size. Tin 6rm straits,
"a. 6Oc.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 2-Lead higher at SC.
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here. Market strong on all d ecent grades, a
EfSeWher0,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Beeves-Recepts, % car
loads fog the market and 81 carloads for CITY
saugherers direct: not enough cattle for the dem
and an early clearance was made at advance of
15c; strictly prime extra offerings native
steers, So. 25 Colorado steers at $1,000 So:
Texas cattle in market.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 400: market steady
and fairly firm at S3.S005.35 per 100 lbs for sheep
and s4. 50OG.75 for lambs; general sales at 81
D4.75 for sheep, and Sc .65 for lambs
Hogs-Receipts 4 600; frmer and higher for live
hogs at $5.4005.T5.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2.-The Drovers Journal re-
ports: Catte-Receipts. 5000: shipments. 3 OOO
$275d5: stockers and feeders. $1.7503; cows
bulls and mixed, 81 10 $3.50 througl Texas cattle
$175 13: Western rangers, 81. SO03.S5.
Hogs-Receipts. 81. 600: shipments. 5000. Mar.
ket active: heavy DC higher; light 1502oc higher
mixed. $4.9o05.4O: heavy, S5.150565; light
Sheep and Lambs-Recepts, 1000; Shipments
2. 600. Market steady natives. 81. rs; West
ern. So "a. so; Texans, $2.2503.50; lambs, So. rs
1850.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2.-Cattle-Recepts. 2 700.
shipments. 100. Market strong. Choice heavy
native steers, $430050O; fair TO good natives
So 8004.4O butchers grades So. 90 03. go stockers
common prime So. 25 04.lO.
Hogs-Receipts 800 shipments, 400. Market
active and higher. Choice heavy and butchers
elections, $5.4O05.6o: Workers. and packers fair
to choice, So.100.5.50; pigs, common to good,
81. 6005.10.
Sheep-Reeipts, 500; shipments 100 Market
steady. Fair to fancy. So Is 10.
KANSAS CITY Dec. 2.-The Live Stock Indi.
cater reports Catte-Receipts, 3 500; shipments
nc. reported. Market slow but steady at Thursdays
prices.
Hegs-Receipts. $4,000: shipments not reported.
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Market frnner Good 60 choice 1915 5 30: com
"a. CO.
Sheep-Receipts, 1885, shipments. none. Market
steady and unchanged at Thursdays prices.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. Dec. Observation-Disclosures
$50; shipments. $50. Market closing with stronger
feeling at unchanged prices No cattle shipped
New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts. 2, 7OO shipments $500. Mar.
ket active PhIadelphias, So 20 as so; Workers.
So. 250 5.35; common to fair, So 1875 90 Nine
cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000: shipments. 900. Market
active and shade stronger than yesterday.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 2.--Hogs steady: common and
light, 500 0o.10 packing and butchers, $5.15 a
$50. Receipts. IL 200; shipments 1000
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Read what Hon. W. r. Myers,ex-

Read what Hon. W. r. Myers x-
Secretary of State, writes in a pri-
vate letter to DIR. Montague:
Anderson, Ind, Nov. 6. 1887.
DR.. F. T. Montague and Co., Charlottesville,
Ind:
Dear Sirs-You will remem-
Der when I was in your city in
June last I was suffering severely
from catarrh in nasal organs and
throat, and you kindly gave me
one treatment, in which you ap-
piled your wonderful "Nanon," and
gave me small phial, which has
given me entire relief. Why is it
that our druggists have not been
supplied with it2 IF you had it in
troduced here it would meet with
ready sale. Please send me bottle,
as | regard it as indispensable. I
am, very truly yours,
w. r. MYERS.
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No white, 37037lac: No. white 3903sloc.
80 Sssiac; January. 397s04oisc; February $3.50
4Oc March; 4oa40lss. Butter firm and active
Eggs firm and active fresh Western frsts 25c: ice
house. 1902Ie. Cheese firm but quiet Ohio fats
700 bn: corn. IL 500 bu; oa.s. Is 700 bu. Ship
900 bu
10 winter red spot, s So Pessmber.
Jana Ea asa s s'
: with naed ssosse 1ss
firm with nc inquiry; mess pork SD Esgs
~nsar' 1900 6rls. xReat, $1,000 bu; corn,
$4,000 brls; corn, $4,000 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Dec; 2;-Wheat market
ssae hard Fse In
May, 80 No; l Northern; December re: January.
May On No. aa e
No. Northern. 73o; No. Northern. zoe. Flour
Sasaps s aas
S S5i shipments" hs''-'4S0o 'H' hour 5000
cash. s4lsc; December, s3l4c; MAY. 9Osac. Corn
higher ana active: cash, 53c May, Oats steady;
81 6ssemSsr s. IS January. 81 90 Ee5 an
airy. s4.so; March 81 40. Receipts.Wheat. &c, 900
nsn.ss--wheat 4i.ooo blu; corn. 1000 6u; oats.
1000 bu.
LOUISVILLE. Dee 2.-Grain higher, but unset
tied. Wheat-No. 2 red winter. S3c: No. long
berry, S5c. Comma. mixed, 52Oo3c; No. 2
white, SAC. Oats-unchanged. Provisons-Prices
stiff. with steady demand; quotations unchanged.
DETROIT Dec. 2.-Wheat-No. white. cash
and December. Soc; January S612c; February, SSc;
MAY, 9Il4c. Corn--No. 2, 53c bid. Oats-No. 2,
81 12c; No. white. Sligo. Receipts-Wheat,
$500 Blu; corn, none; oats, none.
Wool.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2.-Wool quiet; Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virgins. Xxx aud above,
30O3212 X. 500 Sic; medium. 37O3Sc coarse, So
037c; New York. Michigan, Indiana and Western
fine and Xxx. % 03Oc medium. 36037lec;
medium washed combing and deaine. S7le03S1ae;
coarse washed combing and delane. lsc;
Canada washed combing 35 036c; tubwashed. 370
43c; medium unwsshed eombing and delaine. ESQ
eastern Oregon. 1402Oc; valley Oregon, 22O2Sc;
New Mexican and Colorado. 1920.
BOSTON. Dec. 2.-Wool steady. with more in
81 12c: XXX 80 032Iac; No 1, IS 036c; Michigan ex.
ira, 10000: Territory woods lao 24c; fall Texas,
16O17c; California fall quoted at 10011c for poor
grades: Michigan and Ohio unwashed and unner-
charitable feeces. 19024c; pulled woods, 2704Oc.
Other grades unchanged
ST LOUIS. Dec 2.-Wool steady; bright medium.
16O23lac braid, 13022c low sandy 100
1Sc: fine light, Is 02Oc: fine heavy. 1O01Sc; tub
washed. choice 35c; inferior, 30033c; sacks, 1O0
zoe.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-wool quiet and weak; do
mestic fleece. 26034o; pulled. 14032c; Texas, 90
22c.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour strong
No. 2 spring wheat 7s4 q 7sic; No. 3 spring
wheat. &c 0684r: No 2 red. roc; No. corn, 494c;
lev, 75e No Tl axseed 81 ss J prime simos T
seed, So. 1902 81. Mess pork. per brl, S14 so d
H.75; lard, per pound. Z35 q 7.4Oc; short-rib
1boxsd, Toa5 Soc: sh nor sides 9boxsda
8 05 as 10c. Whisky. distillers' finished goods,
per gal. 81. 10 Suears-Cut-loaf, u a 7sc gran
ulated, 7c: standard A. &c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day, the butter
market was quiet; fancy creamery, % a Doc; fan
cy dairy. "a 025c Eggs 81! a 23c.
Receipts-Flour, 81, 900 brls; wheat, 4S, COG
bu; barley. $1,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, A. 900
brls; wheat, $4,000 blu; corn, 1000 bu; oats
81. 900 bu; rye, 900 bu; barley. %. O00
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Read what Hon. III. d. White, e1

Read what Hon. nj. d. White. ex.
Congressman, says Of Nanon:
Charlottesville. Ind, Nov. 2s, 1887.
DR.. Montague & Co.:
Dear Sirs-I have given your
Nanon a partial trial and can recon-
mend it as a speedy disinfectant
and cleanser, believe with a fair
trial it will prove an efficient rem
edy for catarrh. It has afforded
me great relief and / can cheerfullv
recommend it to those afflicted with
catarrh and accompanying ailments.
M. d. WHITE.
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THE WONDERFUL IMMEDIATE RE1IFF FROM
HOME REFERENCES

We, the undersigned, residents
of Charlottesville, Ind, most heart
lily recommend Nanon to all catarrh
sufferers:
Austin P. Reynolds, county clerk; George
Rice, upholsterer; Henry L. Hughes, farmer;
Elias Brown, miller; II. G. Kesler. farmer; Jo-
seph Swearngan. minister: Lew Fisher. drug
gist: jeff Scott. dept auditor; Gilmore Marsh,
with Crabbs & Reynold; n. J. Clodfelter,
poet; Miss Dolly Vance, milliner.
Read what George Hough, ship
ping clerk at the Sentinel Printing
Company, says of Nanon:
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 90, 1887.
l have had catarrh in it's worst
forms for many years, with constant
pain in the forehead, bad breath,
nose constantly stopped up, constant
clearing of the throat, could not
sleep at nights, all of which made
my life miserable. l have been
using Nanon, the great Catarrh
Remedy, for one week; pain is gone,
can sleep we'll and feel like another
person, and | will say to every per-
son troubled with catarrh, try
Nanon. 1t is the most wonderful
medicine h ave ever used.
GEORGE HOUGH,
Shipping clerk, Sentinel Printing
Company, Indianapolis, Ind.
Anderson, Ind, Nov. 25, 1887.
DR.. Montague;
Dear Sir have used "Nanon"
and do not hesitate to recommend
it to all public speakers. 1t acts
like magic on the throat and vocal
organs.
REV. w. III. ZIEGLER.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Dec. with steady inquiry and
mediate delivery. the cotton goods market was
very firm. Agents advanced PeppereIl NOR and
Brown ttous 14c, making 1ec, and Boston wide
sheetings on the basis of 27Lac for 1O4 bleached
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Fancy shippers ---.--------.......--.$4.3 O0465
Good TO choice shippers. rs 041O
Common to medium shippers 3.OO03 so
Stockers and feeders --.-.--.----...-.- 2.OOO3OO
Medium to good heifers- 2.5O03.OO
Common to fair heifers- LIS 1925
Medium to good cows. 225 O2.65
Common to fair OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1.0OO2.OO
Veals, common to good 3.OO04 SO
Bulls. to good 1.5OO2.25
Mixers. per head. OO035. 90
HoGs-Receipts. 9. 40; shipments 5000. Quail
iy fair; market active and higher sales generally at
quotations However, there one car of choice
heavy.fed by Frank McKeene and A Rodgers of
Terre Haute. Ind, that told for $780, closing
firm; about all sold.
Heavy packl ng- Do Zo05.4S
Common to good light SOO5.1O
SHEEP-Receipts, 271. shipments, -. But few
here. Market strong all ecent grades all selling
at higher prices on heavy gra des
Good to choice $50. so o. SIS
Fair to medium. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3.OOO3.3O
Comm 2.25 O2.75
Spring lambs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3.O0045O
Bucks, per head 2.O013.00
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Slow and Unchanged-Hogs Active
and Higher-Heavy Sheep Higher

z.
CATTLE-Receipts, 252; shipments, %. The
offerings generally of common grades. Market
slow at change in prices; few held over for TO-
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LONDON, Dec. Bar silver, 43 1850 pei
ounce.
NEW YORK. Dec.2-Bar silver, 95kc
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FIELD SEEDS

Wholesale and Retail al HUNTINGTON H0se-s
SEED STORE. rs and so L Market st Indanapc
ia. samples and prices furnished on application.
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SHE WAS A GIRL TRAMP.
Her Curious Story of Long Trav-
cling With a Male Com
panion.

adam, MtcH., November Is.
The police have arrested On sus>
picion Jasper Moss and a compan-
ion named Jimmie" who arrived
here on Monday and said they
were looking for work. Jasper
claimed that he had Travelled
through neighboring State with his
half brother, as his companion
was called, and wanted work badt
ly. The police found on proceed
ing to search the pair that "Jim5
ME" WIS a fully developed girl IF
II. After some cooking she told
an interesting story.
She said her name was Jennie
Hanes and her people respectable
residints of Montpelier, Ohio; that
she and Noss had been tramping
together for nearly a yedPf, and
had been all over the country;
that they jumped freight trains
with the experience of old tramps;
liked the life and proposed to con-
tinuo it. The girl said it was the
first time her sex had been suspect
ed and the only time she was ar
rested. She is fairly educated and
more than fairly bright. and bIames
Moss for the mishap which has
now befallen her. Her only regret
is that she was not born man, and
she is doing her best to make up
for it. She will be held, awaiting
word from her parents.
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his hand, one Elmer johnson, who
had threatened to drown himself
when the news of Rosa's intended
marriage was announced. They
got along SO well that he, who
would have died tor Rosa. made a
big pile of money, which, by a
tricky transaction, his partner was
cut off from sharing.
Then Charles Fear sought a POI
sition as teacher in the public
schools. He was accepted, and
finally became principal. The
town elected him to its Counsels,
and since then he has been elected
to several positions of trust.
This story can be verified in
every detail 6y application to the
parties named above. Truth COM
pels the writer to state that Charles
Fear (nee Miss Rosa Fear) is not
married, nor likely to be. He
will die as he has lived, a spinster.
bachelor, and esteemed for his ex-
cellent qualities by all who knew
him.
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At Americas Wednesday fore
noon Sol. Usrey, ofSumter county
went into L D. BoswOrth's grocery
store and handed to John Walton
a clerk two rolls of money done up
IN writing paper remarking that
there was $40, and he wanted
it placed in the safe until evening.
Mr. Walton handed over the rolls
of mOny to Mr.. Bosworth, who
placed then in bis money-drawer
in the safe, together with some
S65 of his own money, locking the
drawer. After dinner Mr.. Boss
worth went into the post office af-.
ter his mail, and finding a notice
of II registered letter in his box
he waited a few minutes 70 get
that when he went back to his
store. While he was absent Mr..
Usrey had come in after his
money, when Mr.. Walton told
him he was not in a condition to
receive it. When Mr.. Bosworth
came back he went to his safe to
deposit the msney he had received
in the registered letter ant found
that the money drawer was unlock
ed, and on opening IT found that
it was empty except a few unRn
portant papers. In addition to
the money tgkeT was a check tor
S6and an ordor for $50 Above
the money drawer, in a compartme-
Mt were two cigar boxes containing
silver, but they were not molested.
Mr.. Borworth has no idea how
the drawer was opened but is sat-
isGed that it was done in his alb.
sence while at the post office. Mr.
Usrey was frantic when he lear
ned of his loss aud attempted to
kill himself, but was prevented
It IS suppose that the robbery was
the work of some rascals following
the circus, as attempts were made
on the safe and money drawers Of
several other business houses.
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VOL. w. SO.

over to give good view of his
fiery top knot, and asked
solemnly:
"Will / doSN
Mr.stewart looked, With min
gled surprise and admiration upon
the crimson locks and SAID in a
fatherly sort Of way.
my son, / think you'll fill the
BILL" When ! heard of the in-
eideht l asked Mr.. Stewart what
he wanted with a red.Leaded. boy.
He replied.
''They make the best coll ct rs
in the world. They are not ez.
aStiy sassy but they always got
thefe..
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THE JASPER MONUMENT
The Preparations for the Unveils
ing Next February.

Savannah, Ga, November o.
Especial IA meeting of a large
number of committees from the
various organizations of the city
took place tonight at the court
house, to concder what cerenlo-
MES should accompany the un-
yelling of the monument to Ser
geant Jasper. This event is to
take place on the 22d of February
next, Washington's birthday.
1t was decided to make the un.
yelling the occasion of a grand ga
la period on the 22d. The unveil.
ing will be done with imposing
civic and military pageantry, to be
succeeded on the 23d and oath by
elaborate festivities including a
trades display, pyrotech mic ex-
hibition yacht racing, rife and gun
club contest, horse racing and mil
itary parades by the Savannah sol
diery and their guests, a fantastic
procession; fremen's contest and
other forms of diversion. 1t is
to,be hoped that President and
Mrs. Cleveland may grace the oc~
casion., Colonel William Garrard
and Mr.. >, M. Greene we're cleo.
ted president and vice>president
of the general committee. A
finance committee will at once pro.
coed to work, and expect to raise
s25, 900. to defray expenses with
out any difficulty.
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A SPIETER-BACHgLOR.
A REM tRKABLE STORY OF
PHYSICAL METAMOR-
PlIOSTS.
Miss Rosa Fear After Years of Alb.
sence Returns Home a
Young Man.

The remarkable story of Kittie
Rdssell, says a Providence, r, l..
correspondent of the Boston Globe.
is much less remarkable than that
of Commissioner Charles Fear, who
walked the streets Of Boston a few
days ago, and whose relatives live
in this city. School Commissioner
Charles Fear lives at Ripley, N. Y.
He is we'll educated, as indicated
by his official position, and is a
young man apparently about thir'
ty years of age, of slight build and
of a feminine cast of feature. He
is man highly esteemed by his
neighbors and friends, and although
at one time very senitive touching
his peculiar career, he has now
learned to hear his own story with>
out taking ofense, for which rea'
son all the names and places con-
nected with his history are given
that they may be verified by any
who doubt the accuracy OF this
strange tale.
Commissioner Charles was once
the betrothed wife of Herbert Co
veil. and was the belle of the little
village of Ripley, N. Y. The fol-
lowing are the facts of the meta
morphosis:
Ripley is a small town near the
State line that divides New York
and Pennsylvania. There lived Hon.
James w Baxter. Near by the
Baxter farm was a small farm own
ed by one Owen Fear, who had
quite a number of young children.
One OF these was Rosa, who, after
graduating at the grammer school
Of the town, went out to serve aud
found a congenial position in the
family of Mr.. Baxter. In that
pleasant home she lived for several
years, and it was while there she
earned the love Of Herbert Lucius
CoveIl, now a clergyman and liv'
ing at St Paul, MINI. Farmer
Baxter gave the young man the
rim Of his house. aud when the
question had been popped and
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determined, and when the Young
fellows found this out they surrens
dered, and forthwith there was a
rush for admission into the local
temperance sUciety. Tie latter is
now in fourishing condition. OF
those who join these societies about
ten out forty "fall from grace
in other words, go back to drink.
But the deserters downfall does not
last long. After his debauch he
sees the folly of his ways and
thinks how happy he was when he
was sober.
But this is not the worst. All
his friends are travelling in an op.
posite direction and shun the out
cast altogether. f'he result ia that
a man who breaks his pledge bes
comes disguised with himself and
returns to the society. After taxi
ing the pledge for a second time
he hardly ever goes back to drink
again. The number who hf6aks
the pledge a second time il only
one in seventy. A member who
forfeits his membership in a society
forfeits all his dues paid into the
treasury by him. All the societies
are beneficial, and take good care
of the sick, widows and orphans.
The St. Aloysius Society of Wilkes
barre has 480 names on its rolls
and over $1,000 in its treasury.
The Father Mathew Society and
the Father Mathew Cadets have
200 more members. Every socie-
ty has 4 handsome uniform.